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When a gas is heated, its coefficient of viscosity does what?
AIncreases
BDecreases
CBecomes zero
DStays the same
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Increases
Hotter gas atoms move more randomly and exchange momentum between layers more, so viscosity rises.
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